The woman in his arms stiffened for a moment.
Shen Zhen slowly raised her head and looked into You Xiaonian's bloodshot eyes, wondering if she had misheard him. "What did you say?"
You Xiaonian's face twisted in pain. "I said, you can leave."
Shen Zhen stared blankly at You Xiaonian, unable to process his words.
You Xiaonian was actually letting her go?
"Are you joking?" Shen Zhen didn't dare believe him outright. She was afraid You Xiaonian was deliberately testing her, only to tell her it had all been a lie once she believed him.
"Isn't that what you wanted? To get away from me?" You Xiaonian gave a bitter laugh. "Now's your chance. You can leave whenever you want."
Shen Zhen couldn't help clutching the bedsheet beneath her, her thoughts in turmoil. "You Xiaonian, if I leave, the first thing I'll do is get an abortion."
A sharp pain stabbed through You Xiaonian's heart. His eyes were crimson, like a beast on the verge of losing control. For an instant, he wanted to shamelessly go back on his word and force Shen Zhen to stay with him.
After all, there was nothing Shen Zhen could do to him.
But when he saw the wound on Shen Zhen's arm, the thought that had just surfaced was utterly crushed.
Gu Wenze's words kept echoing in his ears, a cruel reminder: "Sooner or later, she'll try to kill herself again. How many times can you stop her?"
You Xiaonian clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white. His voice grew hoarse, as though his vocal cords had been torn apart. "It's your decision."
Shen Zhen hadn't expected that response. Now she finally realized You Xiaonian wasn't joking.
Although Shen Zhen didn't know why You Xiaonian had suddenly changed his mind, it was